Ideals of the Body: Architecture, Urbanism, and Hygiene in Postrevolutionary Paris

From 1800 to 1850, the city of Paris was renovated to prioritize personal health — adding parks, swimming pools, gymnasiums, and a sewer system. Ideals of the Body (University of Pittsburgh Press) explores how this reimagining of the city stemmed from concerns about individual mental, moral, and physical health that grew as the Napoleonic empire crumbled.